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Cornell Outshines Columbia at Baker Field
After 80 minutes of heart-stopping rugby, Saturday night’s game ended with a win for the women from Cornell. Visiting Cornell scored 41 points to Columbia's 7 in front of an enthusiastic home town crowd under the lights at Baker Stadium.
Cerullo (CC ’13) started the game off with a beautiful try. Columbia and Big Red went back and forth for the first half, with one try by Ullman (CC ’15) and another by Cerullo resulting in a tied score of 17-17 at the half.
Dartmouth Women Fall to Princeton in a 5-32 Contest
Dartmouth came into this weekend’s match looking to use a strong offense to generate scoring opportunities but instead the Big Green found itself playing much of the match in its own defensive zone.
Brown Women Remain Unbeaten
Brown remained undefeated and tops in the Ivy League with a 28-24 win over Harvard. Jessica Sawadago '15 opened the scoring 26 minutes in taking the ball off the back of a 5 meter scrum and diving over for the score. Erica Florenz converted and Brown led 7-0. Minutes before the half ended Harvard scored an unconverted try to bring the score to 7-5.
Cornell Women Pull Out a Victory Over Penn 41-15
Penn Park in Philadelphia was where the Penn Women were hoping to land their first win...Cornell had other plans.
Penn started off strong, with a full team effort driving the ball down the field to score in the first 5 minutes of the game, which was quickly answered by Cornell who had a strong breakaway run. For the majority of the first half, the score was tied with both teams battling for possession. Cornell scored again and made their conversion in the 33rd minute, and Penn touched another one down just before the end of the half. Penn entered half time down by just 2 points.
Brown Women Beat a Heralded Princeton Team 33-5
In a match characterized by big hits and tough runs the Brown women beat a heralded Princeton team at home by a big margin. Bottom line: Brown played a suffocating defence and Princeton didn't.
Dartmouth continues its winning streak with its first Ivy League match
The DWRC remained undefeated this weekend with a 69-0 victory over Columbia University. Continuing its efforts towards team integration, Dartmouth developed a dynamic offensive game that resulted in many tries, especially out wide. The Lions proved to be aggressive and strong in the rucks, using them to keep or regain possession, especially in the first half. Strong runs and offloads by forwards Taylor Johnson ’14 and Amanda Spoto ’14 created many offensive opportunities for the back line.
Rainy Saturday Brings Victory to Brown Women
Despite the rainy weather in Ithaca, the final score for the Ivy League debut match of Brown against Cornell was 10-5.
Princeton Over Columbia 19-10
Princeton defeats Columbia at home.
Scoring Summary
Columbia penalty kick Plana, 0-3
Princeton try, 5-3
Princeton conversion, 7-3
Princeton try, 12-3
Princeton conversion, 14-3
Columbia try Zesty, 14-8
Columbia conversion, 14-10
Halftime Princeton 14 - Columbia 10
Princeton try 19-10
Final Princeton 19 - Columbia 10
2nd XVs
Princeton 41 - Columbia 5
Penn Wins Ivy South
Coming off their first loss of the season to the Princeton Tigers, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers were looking to cap their fall 15’s season with a victory at home at Penn Park. Nevertheless, it was Cornell’s Big Red that came out firing from kickoff pinning Penn within their own five-meter line.
Columbia Takes Must-Win Game Against Cornell
After trailing 17-7 at the half, Cornell came charging back to take 22-20 on a try by Cornell's Andrew Sapozink with less than 20 minutes left. Columbia scored two late trys though, when it counted and overtook Cornell at the final whistle 32-22.
Scoring Summary
Columbia try Ian Hillman 5-0
Columbia conversion Plana 7-0
Columbia penalty kick Plana 10-0
Cornell try Alex Ryde 10-5
Cornell conversion Sorenson 10-7
Columbia try Danny 15-7
Columbia conversion Plana 17-7
Halftime Columbia 17-Cornell 7